Cost Engineer Consultant

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For more than 19 years, through our consulting and engineering activities, we have supported our clients throughout the entire lifecycle of biotechnology, pharmaceutical and device products.

Part of an organization of more than 750 Life-science experts, Consultys Switzerland supports and develops talented individuals recognized for their technical and scientific expertise. Our activities allow us to be present in both French-speaking and German-speaking Switzerland, with agencies in Lausanne and Basel.

At Consultys, we’re proving that it’s possible to combine people and performance.

Much more than concepts, our 3 values „Respect, Recognition and Transparency“ guide us and are the foundation of our history, the heart of our group’s success.

As part of our development, we are recruiting a Cost Engineer Consultant to join our teams in Visp.

Responsibilities:

1. Prepares cost control reports for projects including, but not limited to budgets, commitments, Value of Work Done, forecasting, Capex expenditure, contingency management, variance analysis reporting and monthly project reporting.
2. Creation and maintenance of personnel staffing plans, including collection of SAP actuals, liaison with Project Management to gather information in order to update future personnel requirements; thereafter interpretation of data and production of presentation materials to effectively demonstrate status, changes, projections, etc.
3. Provides input to support project changes and ensures costs are captured into cost reports.
4. Ensures correct Cost Breakdown Structure coding is utilized for all requisitions, purchase orders and invoices.
5. Ensures that budget holders are fully aware of their budgets and the cost process through continual communication and support if required.
6. Analyzes data to understand variances from plan and impact of actual performance on total installed costs.
7. Participate in delivery team and functional team meetings and workshops as required.
8. Responds to ad hoc requests for data, data analysis, and presentation materials.
9. Provides support to the project controls functional group as and when required.
10. Perform other duties as assigned.

Your Profile:

1. Degree or advanced degree in Engineering, Science, Quantity Surveying, or Business Management degree preferred, or equivalent experience.
2. Excellent command of English required. Business fluent in German an advantage.
3. 10+ years of experience as a cost engineer for large (> 250 Mio CHF) pharmaceutical projects.
4. Ability to interpret cost data in a consistent and efficient manner and articulate relevant information to senior management.
5. Excellent written and oral communication and interpersonal and influencing skills.
6. Proficiency in SAP, SAP Ariba and Oracle Primavera Unifier is desirable.
7. Experience working in a global environment.
8. Experience in pharmaceutical projects using Engineering, Procurement, Construction, and Commissioning type contracts.
9. Strong analytical skills. Ability to conduct analysis of complex/large data sets, draw conclusions accordingly, and prepare and support decisions.
10. Able to deal with ambiguity – can conform to shifting priorities, and demands.
11. Ability to effectively prioritize and execute tasks in a fast-paced environment.

Do you want to join the consulting world in a human-sized company that values the individual and performance?

To share your skills within a cohesive team where experiences are freely shared?

CONSULTYS is open to all talents and is committed to diversity and inclusion.

Seniority Level

• Associate

Employment Type

• Full-time

Job Function

• Finance, Accounting/Auditing, and Project Management
• Industries: Business Consulting and Services and Biotechnology Research

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